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What is NYC ZR § 11-61?

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This section outlines the responsibilities of owners, agents, lessees, and others involved with a building or land where a violation of the zoning resolution occurs. It establishes penalties for failing to comply with orders to remove such violations and allows the City to seek injunctions against ongoing violations. Applies to various stakeholders in property management.

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§ 11-61 General Provisions

ZR § 11-61

The owner, general agent, lessee or tenant of any building or other structure or tract of land in which a violation of this Resolution has been committed or shall exist; or the general agent, architect, builder or contractor; or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building or other structure or tract of land in which any such violation shall exist, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Any such person, having been served with an order to remove any such violation, who shall fail to comply with such order within 10 days after such service or who shall continue to violate any provision of this Resolution in the respect named in such order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

In addition to the foregoing remedies, the City may maintain an action for an injunction to restrain any violation of this Resolution.

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